Motivated seller leads from official county records
Motivated seller leads are owners with a reason to sell: unpaid property tax, an inherited house, a foreclosure, a vacant or run-down property, a tired landlord. LeadCounty builds 37 seller lists from official records in 99 counties in 27 states, scores every property with reasons, and refreshes weekly.
The seller lists, by type
Tax delinquent
Properties where the county shows property tax past due, or the parcel is on the county's delinquent list.What tax delinquent means and where it is highest →In foreclosure
Properties with a foreclosure case, a trustee or sheriff sale notice, or a recent foreclosure sale in the county or court records.What in foreclosure means and where it is highest →Inherited
Properties whose latest transfer is a death-related deed (affidavit, transfer on death, executor or fiduciary deed), or whose owner of record is an estate or heirs.What inherited means and where it is highest →Absentee owner
Properties whose owner's mailing address is a different house or street than the property itself: landlords, second homes and heirs.What absentee owner means and where it is highest →Out-of-state owner
Properties whose owner's mailing address is in another state.What out-of-state owner means and where it is highest →Vacant
Buildings the city lists as vacant structures, and (where no city list exists) the top 10% of the county by our likely-vacant model, which learns from buildings inspectors confirmed empty.What vacant means and where it is highest →Code violations
Properties with an open city code-enforcement case: an inspector found a real problem that is not fixed yet.What code violations means and where it is highest →High equity
Properties whose current value is at least twice the last sale price: owners with a lot of equity.What high equity means and where it is highest →Tired landlords
Absentee-owned properties held for 10 years or more: long-time landlords.What tired landlords means and where it is highest →Where the lists are biggest today
| County | Tax delinquent |
|---|---|
| Harris County (Houston), TX | 86,764 |
| Philadelphia County, PA | 78,062 |
| Cook County (Chicago), IL | 70,914 |
| Wayne County (Detroit), MI | 42,821 |
| Franklin County, OH | 41,508 |
| Maricopa County (Phoenix), AZ | 38,038 |
| Jefferson County (Birmingham), AL | 34,614 |
| Dallas County, TX | 30,032 |
See every county with its numbers on the tax delinquent page.
Off-market guides by type of investor
Not every county has every record. See which seller signals each county has.
Stack two or three lists
A single list is long. Owners who sit on two or three lists at once are fewer and likelier to sell. Common stacks: tax delinquent + absentee owner + owned 15 years or more; inheritance deed + out-of-state owner; open code violation + absentee owner. Each county page shows the live count of its best stacks.
Questions
What are motivated seller leads?
Owners who have a reason to sell fast or at a discount, found from signals in public records: unpaid tax, an inherited house, a foreclosure filing, a code violation, an absentee owner.
Where do motivated seller leads come from?
From county auditors and assessors, treasurers, recorders, courts, sheriffs and city code offices. LeadCounty collects those files every week.
Are the leads exclusive?
No lead list is exclusive, but LeadCounty limits each county to 10 investors so the same owners are not mailed by everyone.
Do the leads include phone numbers?
No. LeadCounty sells public property records, not phone numbers or e-mail addresses. Export a file for a skip-tracing service if you want them.
How we make these guides
Written by the LeadCounty editorial and data team from official county, court and state sources and our own weekly counts. We name the office behind every number, say what we cannot see, and fix mistakes when you tell us. See our editorial standards and methodology. General information, not legal or financial advice. Refreshed weekly.
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